Marie Laure Gigon

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Marie Laure Gigon
Personal information
NationalityFlag of France.svg  France
Born (1984-06-15) 15 June 1984 (age 40)
Besançon, Doubs, France
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
ClubATP de Maiche
Coached byMaxime Lasalle

Marie Laure Gigon (born 15 June 1984) is a French sport shooter. [1] She is also a member of ATP de Maiche for the shooting class, and is coached and trained by Maxime Lasalle.

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Biography

Gigon represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for two rifle shooting events. She placed seventh out of forty-seven shooters in the women's 10 m air rifle, with a total score of 497.3 points (396 in the preliminary and 101.3 in the final). [2] Nearly a week later, Gigon competed for her second event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, where she was able to shoot 184 targets in a standing position, and 192 each in prone and in kneeling, for a total score of 568 points, finishing only in thirty-eighth place. [3]

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References

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  2. "Women's 10m Air Rifle Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. "Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.